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U.S. Representative, 13th Congressional District

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A U.S. representative votes on federal laws and the federal budget in the U.S. House.

Covers part of Bronx County and part of New York County. The current representative, Adriano Espaillat (per the House Clerk's member list), is not on the ballot.

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Photo of Darializa Avila Chevalier
Darializa Avila ChevalierCampaign photo — darializaforcongress.com

Darializa Avila Chevalier

Democratic, Working Families

Public defender investigator; CUNY doctoral student

The gist

  • Supports Medicare for All.
  • Supports abolishing deportations and expanding paths to citizenship.
  • Supports fully funding Section 8 and NYCHA.
  • Supports free public education from child care through college.
  • Supports shifting military spending to child tax credits.
  • Pledges to refuse corporate PAC money.
More about Darializa
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  1. Supports Medicare for All.

    Issues — Darializa for Congress

    Campaign website · Darializa for Congress · darializaforcongress.com

    “Darializa will fight for Medicare for All”

  2. Supports abolishing deportations and expanding paths to citizenship.

    Issues — Darializa for Congress

    Campaign website · Darializa for Congress · darializaforcongress.com

    “Darializa will fight to abolish the deportation machine, expand pathways to citizenship, secure free legal representation for immigrants, and more.”

  3. Supports fully funding Section 8 and NYCHA.

    Issues — Darializa for Congress

    Campaign website · Darializa for Congress · darializaforcongress.com

    “Darializa will fight to protect all tenants, fully fund Section 8, fully fund NYCHA, prevent deed theft, and build affordable housing.”

  4. Supports free public education from child care through college.

    Issues — Darializa for Congress

    Campaign website · Darializa for Congress · darializaforcongress.com

    “Darializa will fight for our right to free, quality public education from childcare to college.”

  5. Supports shifting military spending to child tax credits.

    Issues — Darializa for Congress

    Campaign website · Darializa for Congress · darializaforcongress.com

    “invest those funds in child tax credits, baby bonds, and more”

  6. Pledges to refuse corporate PAC money.

    Issues — Darializa for Congress

    Campaign website · Darializa for Congress · darializaforcongress.com

    “Darializa will never take money from corporate PACs”
Photo of Jomo M. Williams
Jomo M. WilliamsCampaign photo — jmw4congress.com

Jomo M. Williams

Republican

Harlem business owner

The gist

  • Supports ending New York City's sanctuary city status.
  • Filed suit against NYC Board of Elections over voter verification.
More about Jomo
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  1. Supports ending New York City's sanctuary city status.

    JMW 4 Congress – Page 9 (sanctuary city)

    Campaign website · Jomo Manuel Williams for Congress · jmw4congress.com

    “As your representative, I will move to Repeal and Cease NYC’s Sanctuary Status”

  2. Filed suit against NYC Board of Elections over voter verification.

    JMW 4 Congress – Page 5 (election integrity litigation)

    Campaign website · Jomo Manuel Williams for Congress · jmw4congress.com

    “We are currently in active litigation against the New York City Board of Elections (BOE)”

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